Mixing Recording VoCals

Anyone know of any neat tricks or any good tutorials?
Just looking for a couple suggestions...
-Brandon

www.macprovideo.com has some excellent tutorials

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  • Recording vocals seperate from main music Mac

    I do most of my music on a Mac Pro, running Logic Studio 9, but the location of the computer really isn't a suitable space for recording vocals in.
    I can't keep lugging the Mac Pro about, so ideally I'd like to record the vocals in a suitable (different) space on to a laptop, then import the resulting audio files to the main project on my Mac Pro.
    The idea is that I'd do a stereo reference mix of the music in Logic Pro, bounce it and copy that audio file to a project on the laptop (using Garageband or Logic Express to save cost).
    With that project set up at the same tempo and sampling rate, I'd then record the vocals using the laptop. From there I'd copy the vocal audio file(s) and drop them into the music project on the Mac Pro, where I'd add any effects, processing and do the final mix.
    First question - would this work? As long as I recorded the vocals in a project set to the same tempo and sampling rate as the music, would I have any timing or sync problems when adding the vocal audio files to the original music project?
    Second question - if so, can anyone recommend any portable, Firewire 800 audio interfaces which would be suitable for recording the vocals on to the laptop? It would ony need to be 2 input channels maximum, but with at least one XLR input and phantom power.
    Any advice gratefully received!

    but the location of the computer really isn't a suitable space for recording vocals in.
    Is there any other room that would work better at your location? If so, consider buying a snake.
    The idea is that I'd do a stereo reference mix of the music in Logic Pro, bounce it and copy that audio file to a project on the laptop (using Garageband or Logic Express to save cost).
    Or reinstall Logic Pro on your laptop, but without all the content. Your license permits this, as you're not using two copies at the same time.
    First question - would this work?
    Yes. I do this often. Just be sure that both files begin at 1 1 1 1. Additionally, as I usually have many takes tracking o'dubs, I always record to WAV (BWF) files so I can use the 'move to original record position' command to align less than complete audio files.
    Second question - if so, can anyone recommend any portable, Firewire 800 audio interfaces
    Most FW interfaces are FW400. Just get an [adapter.|http://www.sonnettech.com/product/fw_adapter.html] and buy an interface which can be separately powered. There are dozens of suitable FW interfaces: one inexpensive box which I like is the [AudioFire4|http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/FireWire/AudioFire4/index.php] which is 6in/6out - they make an Audiofire2 but that doesn't have XLRs. Apogee, Focusrite, Presonus etc. all have small interfaces which you might like - just [search around|http://www.sweetwater.com/c683--FireWireAudioInterfaces/low2high]. Personally, I would avoid M-Audio.
    Good luck.

  • Level to record vocals at?

    Hey guys, so I'm running a cheap dynamic microphone into an M-Audio Fast Track Pro. I'm recording my singer currently, and I wanna use the compressor in gb, bare with me, I'm not very experienced with how to use it with vocals. Basically, I don't want the signal to clip but for garageband to pick up his signal I've had to turn his track volume up all the way as well as bringing the compressor's gain level up pretty high, thus clipping the signal. In addition, when I have the gain and volume level at good level where it's not clipping the signal, I can't hear him in the monitors/he can't hear himself singing in his headphones. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Sorry if this was super unorganized and all, I did my best to describe the situation haha

    The important thing about GB's built-in compressor is that, like all effects, it is applied non-destructively after recording the track. So while a compressor that you use in your signal chain before the computer can help you boost the silent passages of the recording while avoiding clipping, GB's compressor doesn't change the original signal at al. So you might just record dry without any effects and set the level so that it is in the red but doesn't clip, and apply the compressor and/or other effects later - as I said, it's all non-destructive, so you can change the effects any time.
    If your singer's signal varies so much, it might be a result of bad microphone technique - in a song with a high dynamic range, you just can't sing all the passages at the same distance from the microphone, you'll have to get closer for the soft passages and back away for the screaming parts. If the singer applies this "human compression" technique, he/she makes it a lot easier to mix the vocals later without having to kill it with compression.

  • Recording vocals for so-so singers

    I'm trying to write R&B music myself, but will have to rely on singing on my own tracks until I find myself a "real" singer. My voice isn't terrible and I am certainly not tone deaf, but the workpace I have requires that I don't spend all day trying to get vocals perfect. I'd much rather work on the song. That said, what do you guys think the best way is to record vocals fo a so-so singer, so that it sounds decent on playback? What effects to use while recording and post-recording? Throw on some compression and reverb while recording and then compress, EQ and more reverb after? Ultiamtely I will have to record harmonies, so I just want things to sound thick anyway. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

    Hey,
    First off, everyone and their next door neighbour wants to be a singer - try your local (music) colleges, the internet (there will be someone in your area, trust me), local talent nights (I know these happen, for example, in London), local press, music shops, your friends, your friends sister, your friends sister's friends... you'll be surprised what you can get.
    I had a singer come down Spring 04, and I knew nothing about compression. Did a few mixes, vocals sounded a bit thin, a bit uncontrolled - when compared to anyone elses vocals sounded RUBBISH : 0 ( . I spend some time playing with stuff, thinking about stuff and reading some stuff. I take a look at the session a year later, and with
    - Hi pass filter (as a standard on every track except bass and kick drum) to filter any hums or stray frequencies
    - Space Designer (Vocal Reverbs>Extra Body)
    - Silver compressor to get body and to rein in the loudest parts
    - Touch of Multiband compression to catch certain frequency bands and compress them ("in your face" presence)
    - touch of delay to add to 3D presence if needed (choruses/ad libs etc)
    - Pinch of eq (they say the human voice benefits from boosts around 4k - try playing subtly with eq around this area
    - Space designer (Vocal Reverbs>Golden) - adjust wetness to taste
    I get pretty close to a nice sounding vocal... and I used a pretty (less than £50) cheap microphone - to be honest the difference is in the "last 5%" of the sound - if you play a track to your mum or your sister or 10,000 ravers in a field they won't stop dancing and go "man that mic sounds cheap" (guess my point is not to worry so much about it - if you do get something signed, you can always re-record it - whilst wanting your stuff to sound as good as it can, very few record labels (IMHO) listen to records with a "frequency" ear on). Obviously if your song has an "acccapella" section then people may notice the difference. Experiment with a cheap mic and maybe rent/borrow a good one for the final mix would be my advice....
    I'd record them all dry (no need to affect signal chain when recording, if you apply effects post recording the effect will be the same) and then cut 'em up, pick the best bits and try variations of the above, try chorus effects, odd eqs, hi pass filters, even things like reverse reverb...
    Harmonies - most important thing is being in tune and in exact time. Make a few different ones and play around with them, cut them up, compress them more than any others to get that tight "backing vocal" that's so warm and sits perfectly with your lead vocal.
    My best advice would be to search the net for tips on making "professional sounding vocal", read and re-read the articles and experiment from there. I know a few producers who think they have a grasp on compression but don't really understand it... read and re-read until you get it!
    Good luck with 'em!
    Best,
    Mickey.

  • Recording vocals, volume level

    This is a little off topic, but I would like to get input about recording levels. It has been my goal to record vocals at the highest gain possible without clipping. When I apply effects the sound level almost always goes over. When I back the volume down the sound level seems too quiet. I have to lower all the other tracks as well in order to get a good balance of sound levels.
    If I lower all the tracks like that it seems the overall loudness is low, but is that really a concern? I suppose that is where mastering comes in and re-vitalizes the volume among other things. But is something lost by having a weaker volume level in the mix to begin?

    Brian,
    Sometimes what I do when I have a track such as a vocal that goes into the red either before or after effects are applied and then sounds too low for the rest of the mix when lowered is to duplicate that track just below the original track.
    I duplicate tracks that need more volume for the mix all the time wether its a vocal or anything else. This works out very nice for me and gives me the extra volume I need.
    Sometimes I might adjust all the volume levels on a track at individual points to optimize it and then compress and limit the track somewhat before I double it up.
    I like to keep all my track meters just out of the red and then I adjust my master track level just below unity.
    Recently I have found that using the C3 Multi Band Compressor on the Master track at its 6db preset level can bring those mixes that slowly become lifeless back to life. Scott L-R uses this component a lot and I bet he has a lot of knowledge he can partake to you ( i'd like to hear it also).
    Sometimes I will use the C3 Multi Band Compressor on a vocal track after optimizing its levels and export it out of GB and then back in again. Then I decide if it needs to be doubled up. I was doing that just last night. I have found the C3 Multi Band Compressor to have some nice limiting features also.
    Hope that helps!

  • Holy Grail Of Recording Vocals

    So Guys, Pros, Amateurs, Hobbiests etc....Let's here how y'all record your vocals, favorit Plugs on Vox - How to DeEss - Spill All your secrets Trix N Tips:-))
    Here's How We do it:
    Mic - Neumann M149 plugged in to a Manley SLAM(PreAmp+Limiter) which is set to render light limiting to control peaks. From the SLAM the signals enters a Manley Vari-MU compressor that evens out the signal - Ratio: 4:1, Attack: Medium, Release: Medium, Threshold: According to Signal....These setting may vari, depending on the vocal recording: if ballad is being sung the settings are set to slower attack/release - if RAP everything is faster....
    From the Vari-Mu the signal enters the DAW - conversion is being done with an Apogee Rosetta 800 - The level entering the apogee is set to medium hot in order to gain as many digital bits a s possible, and still leave about 3 - 6 db. headroom so there's room for some plugs.
    After the "perfect" take we do 3-5 overdubs again depending on the musical genre. In hip hop we mainly do 3. The Main Vox will be set in the mix accordingly panned in the center. Dub one will be set 4-6 db. lower than the main panned to -5. Dub 2 will be set 9-12 db. lower than the main and panned to +5 or 7.... This makes the voice fuller without making it sound like 3 people singing....If the dubs are not tight (lying excactly in sync on one another) we use the Plug-In : VocAling from Synchroarts.com - there you will specify the Guide (the mainVox) and the the dub(dub 1 or 2) then you hit align and booom the vox are perfectly in sync...
    Given that the vocals are sounding good in the mix we'll bounce our 3 vocals into 1 vocal. After that we'll do a little smoothing with and EQ - in our case an outboard Manley Massive Passive (very good for the highs). if we need to kill certain frequencies to compensate for mic technique we use plug-ins - the waves RenEQ or Q10 are amazing for killing freqs. with these plugs one can achive very steep Q curves and single out any annoying freq.
    Given that we like the vocal sound we'll apply a DeEsser (almost needed in any case when close mic'ing a neumann mic) so unnessesary sibilance will be reduced...(A Deesser is a compressor set to only apply compression within a certain frequency Range - one can build his own deesser should he not own one with a comp. set to side chain*se below)
    Now, if needed, a little compression will be applied along with some reverb or chamber depending on what the rest of the mix is set to...
    Personally I hardly ever work with reverb in hip hop music but with short delays: Open a mono bus - set a delay plug to 13 millisecs(or any prime below 29ms but above 9ms) and feed the main voc in there. That sort of "*****" the vocal inside the mix... Should I choose to use a "room" on the vox I'll open a mono rev. plug-in and set the decay time to about 600-900 milliseconds....
    * setting a compressor up as a deesser.... the easiest way is to choose a plug-in compressor with a build-in side chain eq... then turn on the side chain EQ and boost the frequencies you want the compressor to become sensitive to...sibilance of a male is typicall about 4-5 KHZ...boost the side chain eq about 12-24 db (u wont hear it on your vocal but the compressor will become more sensitive to those frequencies and reduce them.
    If you dont have a compressor with a build in side chain eq u can do the following:
    copy your main vox track to a new audio track and name it e.g side chain! Then open a plug and boost the frequencies u want the compressor to become sensitive to. Boost em alot. now go to your main vox track and open a coompressor - set it to side chain - in the side chain drop down menu choose the newly created side chain track and now the compressor will "Overreact" to the frequencies u specified on the side chain track.
    DONT 4GET TO mute the side chain track as u will here it if you dont!!!!
    Instead of above - one could also feed the main vox to a bus and open the eq that is to act as the sidechain input there..Then set the compressor side chain input to that particular bus:-)
    This is how we do it - Now lets hear how you do it:-))))

    sometimes over doing ( EQ, de-esser, compress, limit, slapping the singer ) kills the mood or the feel of the song
    not every thing have to be EQ or use De-esser on em
    Most Hip Hop Producers don't even know what that is
    For Hip Hop, try not to make it sound like Orchestra or RnB because it kills the the performance abit
    many rappers from south don't even EQ their whole song or de-esser any vocals
    because they want their people to hear how raw they are
    Most from West ( Dre and Eminem and such ) Use De-esser on alot of their vocals where you can actually hear it, especially you can Hear the Enhancer brightens up their vocals that you can hear lil bit of weird sound when you put the volume low
    Many Use Double Pop stopper and get the artists to get close to the mic and rap soft so they can get more of the vocals and less room verb
    then go on to add reverb when mixing, no de-esser needed
    For Me:
    I've got a small Booth , about 2m x 2m and height is 3.5m and mic is hanging so there is no vibration from the floor when my people wanna move around abit like on stage
    the Pop stopper has its own stand ( don't attach the pop stopper to the mic stand, not a good idea ) so only the pop stopper's stand shakes when it vibrates abit
    MIC (Rode NTK)--->RODE POWER SUPPLY---->SAMSON C-VALVE (tube mic pre)---->ALTO COMPRESSOR / LIMITER / GATE (for controlling the levels and gating unwanted sounds before it hits the drive )----->LOGIC
    so before it gets to logic i have to do a test or mic check 1-2 1-2 first for about 5 mins and set up the artist position and mic position and ratio and threshold on the compressor before we even start recording
    you gotta make sure the artist is comfortable then you fix things around them not the other way around
    when thats done all they need to do is sing or rap like they do normally and you just watch the compressor and logic do the work
    now this is only good for one vocal at a time
    after recording many vocals, especially on top of each other, more bass or trebble starts to build up
    thats when the EQ and Compressor in logic comes in to control few of the tracks
    most of the times i live the main vocal free and then i side chain the rest of the vocals on to the main vocal
    so the main vocals always stands out
    the side chain is the Compressor, and i make sure it has a slow attach and slow release so it doesn't full drop fast like a voice over
    then i pick 4 Bus channels
    Long Vocal Reverb
    Short Vocal Reverb
    Delay
    Chorus / Flanger
    all this is only for vocals
    alot of people inserts reverb on each channel, with different settings
    now we all know if we go to a hall to record you only get two kinds of reveb
    long or short, depend on where people are standing
    so the main vocals usually has short reverb bring that person closer to the audience and long for the backups so it makes them sound like they are behind the main vocal just like on stage
    there no point of given the main vocal church reverb and each backup different reverbs ( it mess up the pic when you listen to it )
    also
    this is what i do most times
    if some one sings a hook, i record 1 for the main and have it sit in the middle
    then i record 4 more tracks of the same thing, and i try to get the artist to try and match the first one
    now this is the catch
    its impossible to match the first one but they can get close ( its better than recording one then duplicating it ) because you get phase sometimes when you do
    so now mixing
    Main Vocal---> CENTRE
    back up 1 ---> Hard Left
    back up 2 ---> Hard Right
    back up 3 ---> left -30
    back up 4 ---> right +30
    then i put the back ups about -3db below the main track
    listen to how it sounds in Head phones and in Cars
    and Home stereos
    its not the as good in the club because of the space between the speakers so back ups 1-2 will sound abit far out
    but on headphones sounds like the people are around you
    front, Back left, back right,front left and front right
    thats how you can get surround sound with stereo
    there is more ways to mess with vocals but basically it depends what type of song, style, and feel
    but the best thing i can say is
    <<< Less Is More >>>>
    just because something is there doesn't mean it should be use
    oh this ain't going to just SteveDjokes
    this is my trick for people to pick up as well
    stash
    by the way check out ma songs on my space, i loaded up 11 songs, i'm loading up 9 more 2night
    http://www.myspace.com/stash_productionz

  • Cannot record vocal from interface  help!

    Im using logic pro 8 on an imac 2.66 ghz dual core with a m audio pro fire 610.. for some reason im not getting signal from the pro fire into the logic record enabled channel. it shows up strong in the mixer section of the pro fire but nothing on the logic screen.  I did upgrade to snow leopard before i have done and vocal work but the main thing is that it looks strong at the outputs of the pro fire.
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    my m audio tampa pre amp has a very nice compressor set up so i go from there into the line in's of the pro fire and as i said the signal shows up just fine on the pro fire mixer software, but i agree with you, i must not have the right input selected on logic.
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  • Recording Vocals in Logic 8

    I am using my Digi003 to record vocals. I have my MIC (SM57) in input 2 of the digi. WHen I create a new audio track and set it to input 2 nothing happens. I have tried to change mics and cables and nothing works. Is there a trick. I should be able to hit record and should hear sound right?
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  • How do I get my old Surround Mixer recording sources back?

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    Message Edited by audiodrome on 04-30-2009 06:46 PMMessage Edited by audiodrome on 04-30-2009 07:32 [email protected]

    >Re: How do I get my old Surround Mixer recording sources back?p audiodrome,
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    I have icore5,8gb ram and my Rode nta1 mic which is pluged into profire610 that goes to my pc with 6pin buswire and headphones comes out from my pc realtak jack.Now the problem is that I can't monitor my voice while recording vocals.I have done Edit>Pre>Audio Hardware and set the device class to ASIO and device it shows M-Audio ProFire ASIO.and select Release ASIO driver in background.It records everything and play.But while im recording I can't hear my voice in headphones.Still if I choose MME from Audio Hardware and go to Multitrack window click R and "I" then I can hear everything in headphones but then again I can't record using MME.Please help me out im going crazy here

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